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@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ This course is co-taught by [Chris Barker](http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cb125/) and
 The seminar meets in spring 2015 on Thursdays from 4 until a bit before 7 (with a short break in the middle), in
 the Linguistics building at 10 Washington Place, in room 103 (front of the first floor).
 
-One student session to discuss homeworks will be held every Wednesday from 5-6, location yet to be fixed.
+One student session to discuss homeworks will be held every Wednesday from 5-6, in Linguistics room 104 (back of the first floor).
 
 ## [[Index of Content (lecture notes and more)|content]] ##
 
+## [[Offsite Readings|readings]] ##
+
 ## Announcements ##
 
 *   This wiki will be undergoing lots of changes throughout the semester, and particularly in these first few days as we get it set up, migrate over some of the content from the previous time
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ the text and links there haven't been updated. And/or you can get started on ins
 *   As we mentioned in class, we're also going to schedule a session to discuss the weekly homeworks. If you'd like to participate in this, please complete [this Doodle poll](http://doodle.com/7xrf4w8xq4i9e5za). It asks when you are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
 -->
 
-*   The student session has been scheduled for Wednesdays from 5-6, location yet to be fixed.
+*   The student session has been scheduled for Wednesdays from 5-6, in Linguistics room 104 (back of the first floor).
 
     Those of you interested in additional Q&A but who can't make that time, let us know.
 
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ course is to enable you to make these tools your own; to have enough
 understanding of them to recognize them in use, use them yourself at least
 in simple ways, and to be able to read more about them when appropriate.
 
+"Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- [E. W. Dijkstra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra) <small>(or Hal Abelson, or Michael Fellows; the quote's <a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Computer_science">origins are murky</a>)</small>
+
+
 [[More about the topics and larger themes of the course|overview]]
 
 
@@ -214,8 +219,8 @@ Other R7RS-friendly: [Gauche](http://practical-scheme.net/gauche), [Chibi](https
 [Lisp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_%28programming_language%29),
 [Scheme](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_%28programming_language%29),
 [Racket](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racket_%28programming_language%29), and
-[Chicken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHICKEN_%28Scheme_implementation%29).)
-    <!-- Help on Learning Scheme -->
+[Chicken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHICKEN_%28Scheme_implementation%29).)  
+    (Help on [[Learning Scheme]])
 
 *   **Caml** is one of two major dialects of *ML*, which is another large
 family of programming languages. Caml has only one active "implementation",
@@ -226,8 +231,8 @@ specifically in OCaml.
     (Wikipedia on
 [ML](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ML_%28programming_language%29),
 [Caml](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caml), and
-[OCaml](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCaml).)
-    <!-- Help on Learning OCaml -->
+[OCaml](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCaml).)  
+    (Help on [[Learning OCaml]])
 
 
 *   **Haskell** is also used a
@@ -244,9 +249,12 @@ for "Glasgow Haskell Compiler".
 
     (Wikipedia on
 [Haskell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_%28programming_language%29) and
-[GHC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Haskell_Compiler).)
-    <!-- Help on Learning Haskell -->
+[GHC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Haskell_Compiler).)  
+    (Help on [[Learning Haskell]])
 
+<!--
+[Helium](https://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2003-January/011071.html) is a simplified Haskell for teaching (no typeclasses)
+-->